(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many American adults are opposed to their president's strategy to deal with the coalition effort, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 52 per cent of respondents oppose George W. Bush's proposal, and 53 per cent think the Democrats in Congress should try to block it.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,019 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 22,800 troops have been wounded in action.

In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May 2006, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister. 58 per cent of respondents think the war with Iraq was not worth fighting.

On Jan. 10, U.S. president George W. Bush introduced his new course of action for the coalition effort, which includes an increase in U.S. troop levels. Democratic New York senator Charles Schummer disagreed with Bush, declaring, "This so-called surge seems to be a surge in search of a mission. The president has basically said, 'First I need more troops, and then I'll craft a strategy to fit that need.' Well, first there ought to be a new strategy, and then the president can figure out how many troops are needed to fulfill this strategy."

Polling Data

Do you support or oppose U.S. president George W. Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq?

Do you think the Democrats in Congress should or should not try to block Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq?

All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?

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